May 2017

Dr. Matthew Unangst’s article to be published in CEH Journal

Matthew Unangst’s article, tentatively titled “Men of Science and of Action: The Celebrity of Explorers and German National Identity, 1870-1890,” has been accepted for publication in Central European History. Central European History is a peer-reviewed academic journal on history published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Conference Group for Central European History […]

Dr. Robert McCoy receives CDSC 2017 Summer Fellowship

\The Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation (CDSC) announced the 2017 Summer Fellows. Dr. Robert McCoy is one of two fellowship recipients.  He will begin a new public history project on the Spokane River system as a site of contested cultural narratives about the Columbia Plateau region. The CDSC facilitates and sustains digital scholarship, research […]

World History Assoc Phi Alpha Theta award application deadline is June 1

The deadline for another student award, the Phi Alpha Theta Student Paper Prize, is approaching.  This award includes a $500 prize, a one-year membership to the WHA, a letter and a certificate from our office. With less than a month before the June 1, 2017 deadline, now is the perfect time to prepare for the Phi Alpha Theta […]

Casey McNicholas, History and Political Science major, chosen to carry CAS gonfalon

Casey McNicholas, a U. S. Army officer and senior in history and political science, has been selected to carry the College of Arts and Sciences gonfalon at the 2017 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 6.  Casey is a 4.0 GPA student with a minor in military science in addition to his double major.  He will graduate […]

Robert McCoy and Steven Fountain publish “History of American Indians”

“History of American Indians: Exploring Diverse Roots” has recently been published by ABC-CLIO Corporate / Greenwood Publishing.  Dr. Robert McCoy and Dr. Steven M. Fountain coauthored the book. Robert R. McCoy is an associate professor of history at WSU, Pullman, Washington. He is the author of Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez […]